カイ・ニールセン　「十二人の踊る姫君」
Kay Nielsen,　Twelve Dancing Princesses.

CHORUS Masquerade! Paper faces on parade Masquerade! Hide your face so the world will never find you! Masquerade! Every face a different shade Masquerade! Look around, there's another mask behind you! Flash of mauve Splash of puce Fool and king Ghoul and goose Green and black Queen and priest Trace of rouge Face of beast Faces! Take your turn Take a ride On the merry-go-round in an inhuman race Eye of gold True is false Who is who? Curl of lip Swirl of gown Ace of hearts Face of clown Faces! Drink it in Drink it up Till you've drowned In the light In the sound CHRISTINE/RAOUL But who can name the face? CHORUS Masquerade! Grinning yellows, spinning reds Masquerade! Take your fill, let the spectacle astound you! Masquerade! Burning glances, turning heads Masquerade! Stop and stare at the sea of smiles around you! Masquerade! Seething shadows breathing lies Masquerade! You can fool any friend who ever knew you! Masquerade! Leering satyrs, peering eyes Masquerade! Run and hide, but a face will still pursue you! GIRY What a night! MEG What a crowd! ANDRE Makes you glad FIRMIN Makes you proud All the creme De la creme CARLOTTA Watching us, watching them MEG/GIRY All our fears are in the past ANDRE/FIRMIN 3 months PIANGI Of relief! CARLOTTA Of delight! FIRMIN Of Elysian peace! MEG/GIRY And we can breathe at last CARLOTTA No more notes PIANGI No more ghost GIRY Here's a health ANDRE/FIRMIN Here's a toast, to a prosperous year to our friends who are here PIANGI/CARLOTTA And may the splendor never fade! ANDRE/FIRMIN What a blessed release! GIRY And what a masquerade! CHRISTINE Think of it A secret engagement. Look, your future bride. Just think of it. RAOUL But, why is it secret? What have we to hide? You promised me. CHRISTINE No, Raoul, please don't. they'll see. RAOUL Well then let them see. It's an engagement, not a crime. Christine, what are you afraid of? CHRISTINE Let's not argue ... RAOUL Let's not argue ... CHRISTINE Please pretend ... RAOUL I can only hope CHRISTINE You will ... BOTH ... understand in time ALL Masquerade! Paper faces on parade Masquerade! Hide your face so the world will never find you! Masquerade! Every face a different shade Masquerade! Look around, there's another mask behind you! Masquerade! Burning glances, turning heads Masquerade! Stop and stare at the sea of smiles around you! Masquerade! Grinning yellows, Spinning reds Masquerade! Take your fill, let the spectacle astound you ... PHANTOM Why so silent, good Monsieurs? Did you think that I had left you for good? Have you missed me, good Monsieurs? I have written you an opera Here, I bring the finished score Don Juan Triumphant! Fondest greetings to you all A few instructions just before rehearsal starts Carlotta must be taught to act Not her normal trick of strutting round the stage Don Juan must lose some weight It's not healthy in a man of Piangi's age And my managers must learn that their place is in an office! Not the arts As for our star, Miss Christine Daae ... No doubt she'll do her best It's true, her voice is good She knows, though Should she wish to excell She has much still to learn If pride will let her return to me, her teacher ... her teacher ... Your chains are still mine You belong to me!